"Miss Marmelstein" is a song composed by

Harold Rome Harold Jacob "Hecky" Rome (May 27, 1908 – October 26, 1993) was an American composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theater. Biography Rome was born in Hartford, Connecticut and graduated from Hartford Public High School. Originally, he ch ...

, first introduced by

Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers List ...

in the Broadway musical ''

I Can Get It for You Wholesale ''I Can Get It for You Wholesale'' is a musical, produced by David Merrick, music and lyrics by Harold Rome, and book by Jerome Weidman, based on his 1937 novel of the same title. It marked the Broadway debut of 19-year-old Barbra Streisand ...

''. The young secretary Miss Marmelstein is a supporting role in the show; in the song she laments everyone addressing her so formally. The song became the most memorable part of the musical, with Streisand routinely stopping the show.BJSMusic
The song was released as a promotional only single to radio in April 1962 with "Who Knows?" (performed by

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) on the b-side. This marked Streisand's first appearance on a

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single. Streisand's first name was misspelled on the vinyl as "Barbara".

Live performances

In 2000, Barbra performed the song during her Timeless concert tour, later included on the '' Timeless: Live in Concert'' album and DVD releases.

References

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